Join Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire on their quest to escape the evil clutches of Count Olaf.
The Series Book the First: The Bad Beginning* Book the Second: The Reptile Room Book the Third: The Wide Window* Book the Fourth: The Miserable Mill* Book the Fifth: The Austere Academy* Book the Sixth: The Ersatz Elevator Book the Seventh: The Vile Village Book the Eighth: The Hostile Hospital Book the Ninth: The Carnivorous Carnival Book the Tenth: The Slippery Slope Book the Eleventh: The Grim Grotto* Book the Twelfth: The Penultimate Peril Book the Thirteenth: The End
"One is always willfully absurd...
If one does not say silly things with
a purpose than he is merely an idiot."
-Galen M. Beckett
Absurdist Fiction: Features "deliberately absurd characters, situations, subjects, and plots"
Plot is "buried deeply amongst a series of adventures, annotations, side-tracking, and verbal meanderings"
"Occasionally, when I pause while writing my
chronicle of the Baudelaire orphans, and my
eyes and back turn upward from my desk to
look out at the evening sky-- the purple color
of which explains the expression 'the violet
hour'--I imagine myself as a drop of water,
especially if it is raining, or if my desk is
floating in a reservoir."
-"The Grim Grotto" 284
Appealing? Teachable? Absurd? Why?
Characteristics of the novels: 1. The Style of Writing and Tone 2. The Characters 3. Literary Elements a. Characterization b. Figurative Language 4. Qualities of Good YA Books a. Please, Mother, I Want the Credit! b. Young Adult Literature is Fast Paced c. Young Adult Literature Includes a Variety of Genres and Subjects d. Young Adult Books are Basically Optimistic, with Characters Making Worthy Accomplishments Author Biography:
Lemony Snicket, pen name for novelist Daniel Handler, is a fictional character included as narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Daniel Handler was born and raised in San Francisco. He is currently the author of the series, as well
as three books for adults titled, The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Join Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire on their quest to escape the evil clutches of Count Olaf.
The Series
Book the First: The Bad Beginning*
Book the Second: The Reptile Room
Book the Third: The Wide Window*
Book the Fourth: The Miserable Mill*
Book the Fifth: The Austere Academy*
Book the Sixth: The Ersatz Elevator
Book the Seventh: The Vile Village
Book the Eighth: The Hostile Hospital
Book the Ninth: The Carnivorous Carnival
Book the Tenth: The Slippery Slope
Book the Eleventh: The Grim Grotto*
Book the Twelfth: The Penultimate Peril
Book the Thirteenth: The End
"One is always willfully absurd...
If one does not say silly things with
a purpose than he is merely an idiot."
-Galen M. BeckettAbsurdist Fiction:
Features "deliberately absurd characters,
situations, subjects, and plots"
Plot is "buried deeply amongst a series
of adventures, annotations, side-tracking,
and verbal meanderings"
"Occasionally, when I pause while writing my
chronicle of the Baudelaire orphans, and my
eyes and back turn upward from my desk to
look out at the evening sky-- the purple color
of which explains the expression 'the violet
hour'--I imagine myself as a drop of water,
especially if it is raining, or if my desk is
floating in a reservoir."
-"The Grim Grotto" 284
Appealing? Teachable? Absurd? Why?
Characteristics of the novels:
1. The Style of Writing and Tone
2. The Characters
3. Literary Elements
a. Characterization
b. Figurative Language
4. Qualities of Good YA Books
a. Please, Mother, I Want the Credit!
b. Young Adult Literature is Fast Paced
c. Young Adult Literature Includes a Variety of Genres and Subjects
d. Young Adult Books are Basically Optimistic, with Characters Making Worthy
Accomplishments
Author Biography:
Lemony Snicket, pen name for novelist Daniel Handler, is a fictional character included as narrator of
A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Daniel Handler was born and raised in San Francisco. He is currently the author of the series, as well
as three books for adults titled, The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs.
:
Now a Motion Picture featuring:
Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep
Movie Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWB1HGnA3tAAdditional Links:
A Teacher's Guide: http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/TeachingGuides/0064410145.pdfNovel Website: http://lemonysnicket.com/
Novel Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events
Author Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemony_Snicket